3:22 AM,
Jun. 28, 2013

Jamie Lopez

Written by

Joey Garrison
The Tennessean

An inmate's violent assault of his cellmate will probably cost Metro $530,000 to settle a case that raised questions about the safety of Nashville's jails and steered changes inside the Davidson County Sherriff's Office.

Curtis Dressman, a 23-year-old college student visiting Nashville for a concert, arrived at the Davidson County's criminal justice center on the night of April 24, 2010, after being arrested on public intoxication charges.

There, he found himself in a soundproof holding cell next to Jamie Lopez, 27, arrested for the same reason. Lopez had already resisted arrest, ...